Exploration-based puzzle game Solo seeks funding on Fig
Solo, an independent game about exploration and solving puzzles, has started a crowdfunding campaign on Fig. It has a goal $64,500, which it has until February 23...
Genvid releases interactive streaming for esports broadcasts
Genvid Technologies has released its technology for interactive streaming of esports broadcasts. The software development kit (SDK) will enable developers to make any multiplayer...
Clash of Clans maker Supercell hacked; 1 million forum accounts compromised
Clash of Clans maker Supercell disclosed today that accounts on Supercell’s community forum have been hacked. Third-party sources say more than 1 million accounts...
Pokémon Go fights poverty with 17 PokéStops at the World Economic Forum
Niantic and The Pokémon Company International have created 17 locations in Davos, Switzerland, to remind World Economic Forum attendees of the importance of fighting...
Nintendo on Switch availability, battery life, leaks, and the 3DS’s future
In a worldwide broadcast on January 12, Nintendo announced the release details for its new hybrid console, the Nintendo Switch. The system will launch...
Former Techland COO starts a new game studio in Poland
Strange New Things, a game development studio based in Wroclaw, Poland, announced its opening today. Pawel Zawodny, the former chief operating officer of Techland, formed the...
PAX South will host NGE’s Overwatch Winter Premiere Live Finals
Overwatch is bringing its team-based shooting to the next PAX. Next Generation Esports (NGE) announced today that it is partnering with Twitch to bring...
Sensor Tower: Q4 game revenues grew 70%, downloads up 33%
Mobile game revenues grew 70 percent in the fourth quarter to $7.5 billion, compared to $4.4 billion a year earlier, according to mobile measurement...
MIT launches Play Labs to help AR, VR, and AI startups get off the ground
Bayview Labs, Seraph Group, and MIT Game Lab are creating Play Labs to accelerate startups in augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. The...
South Korea’s YJM Games invests in The VR Fund
YJM Games, a South Korean mobile game developer, has invested in the Venture Reality Fund (The VR Fund), a $50 million fund dedicated to...